The New York Yankees hadn’t seen much of Phillies rookie 3rd baseman Maikel Franco before tonight. After his performance in tonight’s 11-8 Phils victory at Yankee Stadium, they hope to never see him again.
Franco went 4-5 with 2 homers, 5 rbi, and 3 runs scored to front a Phillies attack that scored in double digits for the 2nd consecutive game.
He began his onslaught in The Bronx in the very first inning, blasting a solo homerun to left center off Yankees’ starter Michael Pineda. The Yanks answered immediately, scoring twice on Phils’ starter Kevin Correia on four hits in the bottom of the frame.